Hampden 1959 LM&V - Cees Van Wees Private Stock - b. 2024 - 70cl

Cees van Wees Private Stock 1959 – Very Old Trelawny Jamaican Rum – Hampden – Cask Strength – 71.9% ABV

An exceptionally rare and historic Jamaican rum from the Cees van Wees Private Stock collection.

Distilled at Hampden Estate in Jamaica in 1959, this remarkable rum was subsequently aged in a wooden barrel in Amsterdam from 1962 until 1988.

After its long maturation, the rum was transferred into a glass demijohn, where it remained before being bottled in 2024.

This is an extremely limited release of only 218 bottles worldwide, bottled at an impressive natural cask strength of 71.9% ABV.

Details:
- Producer: Cees van Wees Private Stock
- Distillery: Hampden Estate
- Country: Jamaica
- Region: Trelawny
- Vintage: 1959
- Distilled: 1959
- Wooden barrel maturation in Amsterdam: 1962–1988
- Subsequently stored in glass demijohn
- Bottled: 2024
- Bottler: Distilleerderij De Ooievaar, Amsterdam
- Cask Strength
- ABV: 71.9%
- Volume: 70 cl
- Limited edition: only 218 bottles
- Original presentation box included

The bottle is unopened with the original seal intact, as shown in the photographs.

Bottle, label, capsule, fill level and original presentation box are shown in detail in the photographs, which form an integral part of the description.

Due to its 1959 vintage, Hampden origin and extremely limited production of only 218 bottles, this represents a particularly unusual and scarce piece of Jamaican rum history.

The bottle will be carefully and securely packed for shipping.